Informed opinion from 30 years inside the lubrication industry
The Lubrication Fundamentals Series covered the science — fourteen weeks of education-first content built around what lubrication is and how it works.
ELS Perspectives is different. This is where 30 years of field experience, national account management, and program development gets translated into informed opinion about how the lubrication industry actually works — and what that means for the people responsible for keeping equipment running.
The voice here shifts from “here is the science” to “here is what I’ve learned.” Manufacturer-neutral. No product angle. Just the perspective that comes from having spent three decades inside this industry.
Published monthly.
The Series
- How to Choose a Lubrication Company
- The Difference Between a Lubrication Program and a Lubrication Habit
Next up — Why Most Lubrication Programs Fail Before They Start.
Ready to move from understanding lubrication to applying it?
Reading builds knowledge. Lubrication Mastery builds capability — a structured 8-week program that takes a facility from reactive lubrication and untrained technicians to a standardized program run by people who understand why every decision is made.
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New to the science? Start with the Lubrication Fundamentals Series — a 14-week educational resource covering the full arc of industrial lubrication, from why we lubricate through the framework that ties it all together.
About the Author
Danny Stephens is a Certified Lubrication Specialist (CLS), credentialed by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), and founder of Environmental & Lubrication Solutions, Inc. Over a 30-year career he has built lubrication programs for food and beverage, packaging, paper, building materials, and industrial manufacturing operations — and managed enterprise accounts spanning 60+ facilities. He is based in Kerrville, Texas and serves clients nationally.
ELS Perspectives is published monthly on LubeSolutions.com and cross-posted to LinkedIn.
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